GOTHICIZED ITALIC
WITH PATTI ADAMS
Gothicized Italic
$195
full year access
How this will work:
- This is a prerecorded class.
- You will have instant access upon registering.
- Includes closed captioning in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, and Japanese
- All handouts, links and recordings are found in the course portal.
- Includes ongoing access to the Student Artboard, our community forum.
REGISTRATION OPENSĀ DEC 1
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DAYS
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HOURS
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How this will work:
- This is a prerecorded class.
- You will have instant access upon registering.
- Includes closed captioning in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, and Japanese
- All handouts, links and recordings are found in the course portal.
- Includes ongoing access to the Student Artboard, our community forum.
What you'll learn:
Explore this mashup of Blackletter and Italics with Patti Adams. The bold yet elegant look of Gothicized Italic makes it perfect for titles and features. Mix it with pointed pen or let it shine on its own.
- Pen angle and warm up exercises.
- Understanding the Broad pen for best tool performance
- Construction of the upper and lowercase alphabets
- The proportions, shapes, counters and branching, and spacing of letterforms
- Exploration of variations of the capital letterforms.
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Who Itās For:
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Calligraphers who want to explore the bold elegance of Gothicized Italic
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Ā Artists looking to improve broad pen control, spacing, and letter consistency
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Ā Students who want to learn uppercase and lowercase letter construction
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Ā Lettering enthusiasts seeking a strong style for titles, features, or standalone pieces
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Ā Anyone interested in creative capital letter variations and Gothicized Italic forms
Self-paced. One year of full access. For all skill levels.
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LESSON MODULES
With 29 bite-sized videos, explore the bold beauty of Gothicized Italic, from pen angle and warm-up exercises to complete alphabets, spacing, and creative capital variations.
Module 1: Introduction to Gothicized Italic:
- About the Hand
- Teacher Showcase
Module 2: Getting Started
- Warm-Up Exercises
- Using Guide Sheets and Understanding Letter Anatomy
Module 3: Building the Lowercase Alphabet
- Minuscule Principal Strokes
- Parent Letters: o, n, i, a
- Group 1: i, n, m, u, w, v, t
- Diagram of o
- Group 2: o, d, c, e
- Group 3: l, h, b, p, y, f, j, k
- Group 4: a, g, q, d
- Group 5: r, s
- Group 6: v, w, x, y, z
- Letterform Variations
- Lowercase Spacing
- Lowercase Ligatures
Module 4: Developing the Uppercase Alphabet
- Majuscule Principal Strokes
- Group 1: I, J, L, H, T, K
- Group 2: B, D, E, F, P, R, X
- Group 3: C, G, O, Q, T, E
- Group 4: N, H, M, W, Y
- Group 5: U, V, Z
- Group 6: A, S
- Majuscule Variations and
- Ornamentation
Uppercase Spacing
Module 5: Putting It Together
- Numbers and Basic Punctuation
- Balancing Artistry and Legibility
- Word and Line Spacing
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COMING SOONGothicized Italic
$195
full year access
How this will work:
- This is a prerecorded class.
- You will have instant access upon registering.
- Includes closed captioning in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, and Japanese
- All handouts, links and recordings are found in the course portal.
- Includes ongoing access to the Student Artboard, our community forum.
REGISTRATION OPENSĀ DEC 1
00
DAYS
00
HOURS
00
MINS
00
SECS
How this will work:
- This is a prerecorded class.
- You will have instant access upon registering.
- Includes closed captioning in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, and Japanese
- All handouts, links and recordings are found in the course portal.
- Includes ongoing access to the Student Artboard, our community forum.
About Patti:
Patti is a busy calligrapher, living and working in New Orleans. She specializes in a wide array of unique commissions including proclamations and invitations for Mardi Gras, custom lettering for books, gilding projects and book illustration.
She teaches workshops across the country including most recently, at IAMPETH 2022. She is on the faculty of the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and Loyola University and in her "spare time,” continues her 30 year career as a professional flutist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She lives in the historic Garden District with her musician husband and their two incorrigible doodle doggies, Bijou and Beignet.
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